BSG and Books, Briefly

[caitri]

So I am in serious love with this season of BSG. Some comments:

1. I like Apollo again. I really do. I haven't liked him since Season 1 but I really like him these days.

2. Badger!!!!! (Except I spent a lot of time seriously worrying about the animals in his presence. Jake, be careful!)

3. Jake!!!!

4. Tigh and Caprica are having a Cylon baby? I thought Cylons couldn't have babies with each other. Well, we know Love isn't the missing ingredient anymore.

5. Adama Hearts Roslin! He does, he does! How cute is old people love!

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I recently finished reading Meg Cabot's Airhead. The short short version of this story is a geek girl's brain is put into the body of a supermodel, and hijinks ensue. It is remarkably entertaining.

I broke down and started reading Stephanie Meyer's Twilight because I was intrigued by the movie trailer. Y'know what would make all this better? Making David Boreanaz into a teenager again.

I have one quibble. If you were a vampire and over a century old, wouldn't you, y'know, arrange to not be in high school? Like, ever? Just sayin'.

Comments

[100wordspermin.livejournal.com]

Twilight is huuuge with the teen girl demographic at my bookstore. I tried reading it and stalled out on page 50.

I agree re: never going to high school again. Maybe he's not a very smart vampire?

[caitri.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what page I'm actually on as I'm reading it on my Kindle, which wreaks havoc with knowing your place in a book (they have a little progress bar with little dots that as far as I can tell mean nothing...). It is okay, though the protagonists are a bit on the bland side.

Bella: You are so hot! And have super powers! I am intrigued!
Edward: I am intrigued by you for no apparent reason! Pardon me while I abuse the metaphor for sex and think about blood!

Etc.

[100wordspermin.livejournal.com]

Apparently the author is a strict Mormon (I have heard from my fellow booksellers), and that's why there's no actual sex, just blood-metaphor-sex. And that's part of the popularity with teen girls--their parents don't see any overt naughtiness to object to, so it's okay for their daughters to read.

[caitri.livejournal.com]

It also explains why characters say things like "Holy crow!"